The Everyday Pagan

So my partner and I have recently moved - not just house, but to a whole new city, as I landed my dream job and bless him, he was good enough to want to move with me. As we were previously living miles and miles away from where we have moved to, it didn't put us in the best of positions to go house hunting, especially as the city we have moved to is so much more expensive than the city we were living in. So, we booked a load of viewings and went up for one day, and basically had to pick one that we saw no matter how terrible they all were. We opted typically for the first place that we saw that long day - a one bedroom flat in a new development with a tiny patio area out the front. A far cry from our cute, two bedroom bungalow and large garden! But, we have been up here for about a week, nearly finished moving all of our belongings, and we are really settling in. I wanted to perform a ritual, to cleanse the flat of any lingering negative energies and to bless it with love and p

The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram is a ritual which originated within Ceremonial magick from at least the nineteenth century, but is used by many, including wiccans. Whilst some see the LBRP as a psychological tool to help facilitate meditation there are those who actually see it as a ritual to magickally cleanse and purify. I personally see it as a great way to ground and centre and usually perform it first thing in the morning before I go about my daily business. It helps me connect with the divine, find inner balance and start the day from a place of peace and calm. Considering it is quite simple to perform, the affect it can have if performed correctly is quite underestimated. First, you will need to create what is known as THE KABALISTIC CROSS . Visualize a white light, hovering just above your head - this light will attach you to the divine, the spirit, the all. Traditionally it is performed with an athame (I personally prefer using my athame for this), but you can

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Ganesha is a God who has long interested me, but I’m not exactly sure why; I have never had any sort of ‘calling’ to any other Hindu deities or any aspect of the belief system whatsoever and whilst I have studied Buddhism with interest, I have always associated Ganesha more as a Hindu God than a Buddhist one. So I thought I would research Ganesha, and maybe gain an understanding of why I feel drawn to him every now and again. Ganesha is an easily recognizable elephant headed Hindu God and one of the most well known deities of the Hindu tradition. Many Hindu’s worship him regardless of affiliations, and worship of this God extends to Jains, Buddhists and Pagans. Traditionally, Ganesha is revered to be the remover of obstacles, the patron of the arts and science and intellect and wisdom. Ganesha is most usually honoured at the start of rituals, as his status as the remover of obstacles means that he is also associated with new beginnings. Ganesha was first worshiped as a distinc